Leave Out All The Rest – English Lyrics

• By: Linkin Park
• Album: Minutes to Midnight

Lyrics & Translation

Explore Linkin Park's poignant "Leave Out All the Rest," a song about seeking forgiveness and leaving a positive legacy. This power ballad offers a chance to delve into themes of redemption and memory, enriched by its presence in the Twilight soundtrack and the band's signature blend of rock and emotion .

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dream /driːm/ B1	verb - to experience thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep
fear /fɪr/ A2	noun - an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous verb - to be afraid of someone or something
memory /ˈmɛm.ə.ri/ B1	noun - the faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information
empty /ˈɛmpti/ B1	adjective - containing nothing; not filled or occupied
reason /ˈriː.zən/ B1	noun - a cause, explanation, or justification for an action or event
wrong /rɔːŋ/ A2	adjective - not correct or true; incorrect
help /hɛlp/ A1	verb - to make it easier or possible for someone to do something
leave /liːv/ A2	verb - to go away from a place
strong /strɔŋ/ B1	adjective - having power or strength
pretend /prɪˈtɛnd/ B2	verb - to act as if something is true when it is not
hurt /hɜrt/ B1	verb - to cause pain or injury to someone noun - physical pain or injury

Key Grammar Structures

• I dreamed I was missing

  ➔ Past simple tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the past simple tense to describe a completed action in the past, indicated by the verb "dreamed".

• What am I leaving

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ The present continuous tense is used here to indicate an action that is currently happening or ongoing, as shown by "am leaving".

• Help me leave behind some reasons to be missed

  ➔ Infinitive form

  ➔ The infinitive form "to be missed" is used to express purpose or intention.

• Don't resent me

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The imperative mood is used to give commands or requests, as seen in "Don't resent me".

• Keep me in your memory

  ➔ Prepositional phrase

  ➔ The prepositional phrase "in your memory" indicates the location or context in which the action takes place.

• Forgetting all the hurt inside you've learned to hide so well

  ➔ Present perfect tense

  ➔ The present perfect tense is used to indicate an action that has relevance to the present, as shown by "you've learned".

• I can't be who you are

  ➔ Modal verb

  ➔ The modal verb "can't" expresses ability or possibility, indicating what is not possible.